Karen Burbach

A weekly IRB message — protocol deviations

Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. This week’s IRB message will discuss protocol deviations.

Jul 21, 2004

Lotus Notes users – Clarkson e-mail to change July 27

If you use Lotus Notes to send e-mail messages to The Nebraska Medical Center hospital or clinics, ITS says be aware of the following:


  • Beginning July 27, the Clarkson e-mail address will change to The Nebraska Medical Center and replies to old messages with the Clarkson address will be undeliverable, requiring you to use the new address.

  • Personal address book groups will need to be updated with the new address, beginning July 27 (see story for instructions). Timing is crucial so don’t update too soon.

Jul 21, 2004

UNMC researcher cheers on musical sons

It’s 12:45 a.m. and the phone rings. “Is Nick there?” It’s a frequent question at the Hexum house, said Terry Hexum, Ph.D., despite the fact that his oldest son lives in Los Angeles, where he is the lead singer/guitarist for the popular band 311.

Jul 20, 2004

Online chat deals with Medicare Prescription Drug Discount Card

Specific questions about the Medicare approved prescription drug discount card will be answered this month during two live “chats” on Omaha.com. The chats will last approximately one hour and are scheduled to start at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27 and 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 29 on Omaha.com. UNMC is one of the sponsors of the event.

Jul 19, 2004

Nutritional genomics research gets boost

A $4.7 million grant funded by the National Science Foundation EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) will propel UNMC’s research into a new field, nutritional genomics, and may lead to a better understanding of diet and disease.

Jul 15, 2004

A weekly IRB message — biological materials

Each Wednesday, UNMC Today features an informational article about changes affecting UNMC’s Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the research community. Today’s topic will cover the research involving the use of biological materials.

Jul 14, 2004

Q&A document

Click here for a question and answer document.

Jul 13, 2004

UNMC researcher responds to NIH request for proposals that would use President Bush-approved human embryonic stem cell lines

A UNMC faculty member, Stephen Rennard, M.D., Larson Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, in response to a request from the National Institutes of Health, has applied for a grant to study emphysema that, if funded, would use two of the human embryonic stem cell lines approved by President Bush.

Jul 13, 2004

UNMC to participate in clinical trial for West Nile Virus medication

UNMC is one of 62 sites nationwide and in Canada that is enrolling patients in a clinical trial, supported by the National Institutes of Health, to test a new treatment for West Nile Virus.

Jul 8, 2004

Presidential Graduate Fellowships announced

Two students seeking Ph.D. degrees at UNMC have been awarded Presidential Graduate Fellowships for academic year 2004-2005. The announcements were made recently by University of Nebraska President L. Dennis Smith, Ph.D.

Jul 8, 2004